Hello, Guys. Here is updated question. I've added new articles in attempt to exclude ambiguity. Articles from the first article Wireless network hardware supports several standard encryption schemes , but the most common are Wired

RC 1000 – 3, p. 211)) I think “ assured ” in the first sentence should be corrected

The frescos have not been mentioned before. There is no need to put the definite article before frescos . Such sentences are very common: There are people who don't like coffee. On the bed lay a dog that didn't look very menacing. On the

When I show a watch, which I bought yesterday,” to a friend of mine, I think I can say: “This is the watch that I bought yesterday.” An English usage reference book that I have explains “This is a book that I bought yesterday” is also

Aren't there any exceptions to this rule? I think there might be an occasional exception when it comes to other matters, especially idioms, but not in generic statements, as far as I know. Apple is good for you. (apples are..) No. You

Only these two work. 2) A singular concrete countable noun in English must have an article. CJ Aren't there any exceptions to this rule? What about these? Are they incorrect? Apple is good for you.(apples

I think the lesson we should take from Huddleston's examples is that it's always a matter of how the subject interacts with the predicate. In the "child needs" case, it's possible to construe the child as a specific,

Got it! Thanks guys! CJ, your post evoked (spurred/prompted/sparked? - jee, which ones fit here?, seriously ) another question in my head. A whale is a large mammal. (Each whale is a large mammal.) But not: *A whale is an endangered species.

On the basis I figured, rightly or wrongly, that " A bike is the most popular means of transportation nowadays. " is incorrect as it probably does not refer to 'one example of a class' but all the members within the class of

Hi guys Thank you for answering!!! I certainly won't clear up the confusion myself (not that smart) but I can quote a source that may be helpful. "We can also generalise by talking about one example of a class, using a/an (meaning